Michel Maling 
The point of having a dance group is to have them all dancing cleanly and neatly together as a team so that the judges and audience can understand your piece better. So let’s look at how to clean up your dance group, as I don’t know about you, but this is the hardest thing to … Read more
In this post let’s explore what is popping in hip hop. Popping is my favourite style of hip hop and I also like it because there is not too much jumping, so even old people like me can learn to do it. Popping In Hip Hop Popping in hip hop is a style of dancing … Read more
Here are some tips on how to learn a dance routine quickly when you have to learn a new dance. This is especially helpful if you need to go to an audition or remember something you have learned in class. Learn to memorize choreography like a pro so that you will have no more freezing … Read more
Wow, The Royal Academy Of Dance is turning 100 today, on the last day of 2020. Happy new year all, and here is an interesting post to read all about the RAD’s Birthday celebrations. Enjoy! A new image for the RAD to celebrate it’s first 100 years.
In this article let’s look at how to improve ballet turnout safely, and why turnout is so important for dancers all over the world. This article may contain affiliate links. Why Do Dancers Need Turnout? Why is turnout so important for dancers, especially if you do ballet or contemporary? In fact, the word ‘turnout’ may … Read more
I just love this Jack in the Box Solo shown by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. This dance is done in the first scene of the nutcracker when Drosselmeyer brings the toys to life to dance for the guests. For a tutorial of this dance click here.
Le Tricorne Ballet or in English, The Three-Cornered Hat is unique because of the mastery with which Massine, the choreographer, adapted the techniques of Spanish dancing to the theatre. The steps are all authentic, but their organization and arrangements are the fruit of classical choreography. Picasso did the decor, and Le Tricorne Ballet was first … Read more
One of the more difficult jobs of a dance teacher is thinking up new ideas and short stories for kids for a ballet class. Sometimes the creative juices just don’t want to flow freely, and thinking up pre-ballet class ideas and short stories for young kids for your beginners can become a nightmare, especially when you … Read more
Did you know that the Firebird Ballet Story was taken from an old Russian Folktale called The Magic Glowing Bird? This post contains some affiliate links, which means that if you purchase something, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Here are some Firebird Story Books that may interest you if … Read more
La Boutique Fantasque Ballet is a one-act ballet that was first performed by Ballets Russes in Alhambra Theatre, London on the 5th of May 1919. This ballet is also known as The Magic Toyshop or The Fantastic Toyshop. The choreography was done by Leonide Massine and the music by Rossini. Massine and Lopolova were the cancan … Read more